Central Texan schools, governments and businesses (included my employer) decided to err on the side of overreaction today since last week they didn’t heed the wiser heads. Sure Atlanta got ridiculed on The Daily Show but we made the front page of Jalopnik over the couple hundred car accidents. What happened for those who don’t live here (namely my friends in the North, East and abroad), most decision makers said “today will be normal” despite the icy roads. I managed fine. However, Round Rock ISD and Cedar Park ISD changed their collective minds and canceled school around 9-10 AM. This irked numerous parents, forcing them to leave work early or whatever. Thus compounded the traffic and so on. Apple did the same by declaring a delayed opening of noon…at 9:30 AM; you could hear the collective groan throughout the camps from those already present.
Last night, Austin ISD and others started announcing their closures for Friday, anticipating a repeat of Sleetapocalypse (start hoarding PQ and bottled water Texans!). Apple’s weather line followed suit by midnight, saying noon (Woo hoo! Partial Snow Day!). Obviously it was a bust. There’s no moisture, no snow, no rain, no sleet…no anything. It’s just frickin’ freezing outside.
Way to go Deep South and thanks for the partial, three-day weekend.